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• Rafael Zarama, Father Of Bishop Zarama, Dies

  Published April 26, 2013

  Rafael Zarama, father of Atlanta Auxiliary Bishop Luis R. Zarama, died April 23 in Orlando, Fla. The funeral Mass is to be celebrated Thursday, April 26, at 10 a.m. at St. James Cathedral in Orlando. The family has requested that no flowers be sent. Prayers are welcomed. Donations may be made in Rafael Zarama’s name […] Full Story

• 20-Year Naval Chaplain Serves Church, Country

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special To The Bulletin
  Published October 25, 2012

  From the war zone of Afghanistan to the Pacific high seas, Father Patrick McCormick, a priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, transcended religious barriers as an active duty military chaplain in his ministry of care over two decades to those in spiritual need. And while the majority of military members aren’t affiliated with a particular […] Full Story

• Former Georgia Catholic Conference Director Dies

  Published March 4, 2010

  Cheatham Eli Hodges Jr., who served as the executive director of the Georgia Catholic Conference for more than 25 years, died Saturday, Feb. 27. He was 84. Born in Savannah on Sept. 23, 1925, to parents Marie and Cheatham Sr., he also served as a Knight of the Holy Sepulcher and a Knight of Columbus. […] Full Story

• You Can Find Her At The Russell Student Union

  Published December 9, 2009

  Helen Almeter is the Catholic campus minister at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro and the diocesan director of campus ministry for the Savannah Diocese. After graduating from Christendom College in Front Royal, Va., she spent three years as a missionary with the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) at the Catholic Center of the University […] Full Story

• Family Celebrates New Bishop’s Accomplishment

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special To The Bulletin
  Published October 1, 2009

  When University of Florida freshman Annie Zarama considers the wrong path or drifts off her track to eternity, she sometimes thinks of her in-house clergy connection, Uncle Luis Zarama. “I always know I can turn to him for advice or help if I get confused or need advice. If I think of him or ask […] Full Story

• Georgia Bulletin Picks Up Four National Awards

  Published June 2, 2005

  The Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada, which held its annual national convention May 25-27 at the Hilton in the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla., honored The Georgia Bulletin with four journalism awards at the final banquet. The 2005 Catholic Media Convocation was held this year for the first time […] Full Story